A harmony upon the the three Evangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentary…A harmonie vpon the the three Euangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentarie…

16 Jesus saith unto her, go, call thy husband, and come hither. 17 The woman answered, and said unto him, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, thou hast said well, I have no husband, 18 For thou hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: this said, • thou truly. 19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I see that thou art a Prophet, 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mount: and ye say that Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 21 Jesus saith unto her, woman believe me, the hour cometh whenas neither in this mountain, neither as Jerusalem yet shall worship the father.

16 Iesus saith vnto her, goe, call thy husband, and come hyther. 17 The woman answered, and said vnto him, I haue no husband. Iesus said vnto her, thou hast said well, I haue no husband, 18 For thou hast had fiue husbands, and he whom thou now hast is not thy husbande: this saide, • thou truly. 19 The woman saith vnto him, Syr, I see that thou art a Prophet, 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mount: and yee say that Ierusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 21 Iesus saith vnto her, woman beleeue me, the houre commeth whenas neither in this mountaine, neither as Ierusalem yet shall worship the father.

16 Call thy husband. This seemeth to appertain nothing unto the matter. Yea, some man may think, that Christ being discouraged and abashed with the frowardness of the woman, doth turn his talk unto some other matter: but it is not so. For when he saw that she did flout and taunt that which he said, he applied a meet medicine unto this in a lady. For he striketh the woman's conscience with the feeling of her sin. And again this is an excellent token of mercy, that he draweth her almost against her will, who would not come willingly. But that which I have already touched is chiefly to be noted, that they must be wounded with the feeling of their sin, who are too careless and almost dull. For such will make but small account of the doctrine of Christ, until ⟨p. 87⟩such time as being cited to appear before the judgement seat of god they be then compelled to fear him as their judge, whom they did despise. After this sort are all those to be handled, who doubt not to gainstand the doctrine of Christ with their ruffianly brabbling, that they may perceive & know that they shall not escape scot-free for this. Furthermore, so great is the stubbornness of some, that they will never give ear unto Christ till such time as they be subdued by violence. Therefore so often as we see the oil of Christ to be unsavoury, it must be mingled with vinegar that it may begin to have some taste. Yea, we have all of us need of this. For we are never earnestly affected and moved when Christ speaketh, unless we be awaked with repentance. Therefore if any man will profit aright in the school of Christ, his hardness must be tilled & subdued with the declaration of his own misery, as with a plough. For it is this knowledge only which doth take from us all daintiness that we may not be any longer so bold as to mock God. Therefore if at any time the contempt of the word of God do come upon us, there can be no fitter remedy, then if every man do stir up himself to consider upon his sins: that he may be weary of himself, and so being afraid with Gods judgement, may be humbled to obey him, whom he did before time despise.